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Richard Russo

September 18, 2008

Portland Arts & Lectures

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., box office opens at 6:00 p.m.

Richard Russo’s novels include Nobody’s Fool (1993), Straight Man (1997) and Empire Falls (2002), which won the Pulitzer Prize. He has also written several screenplays and teleplays, including the HBO adaptation of Empire Falls (2006). The Washington Post called his most recent novel, Bridge of Sighs (2007), an “enormous and enormously moving” work.

 
 

Upcoming Events

Annie Leibovitz

November 20, 2008

Photographer Annie Leibovitz has six books—most recently A Photographer’s Life 1990-2005—and will publish a new book in the fall.

Michael Pollan

January 13, 2009

Michael Pollan’s New York Times bestsellers include The Botany of Desire (2001) and In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto (2008).

Ann Patchett with Elizabeth Gilbert

February 10, 2009

The two writers will share our Portland stage to discuss friendship and the writing process.

Scott Simon

March 17, 2009

Scott Simon is a reporter, novelist and host of Weekend Edition Saturday on National Public Radio.

 
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